DETUNABLE RF COIL ASSEMBLY AND METHOD OF DETUNING RF COIL FOR MRI - Patent 1377845

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EP 1 377 845 A2

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(88)	Date of publication A3:
	05.12.2002

(43)	Date of publication:
	07.01.2004 Bulletin 2004/02

(21)	Application number: 02721457.6

(22)	Date of filing: 13.03.2002

(51)	International Patent Classification (IPC)⁷: G01R 33/36

(86)	International application number:
	PCT/US2002/008213

(87)	International publication number:
	WO 2002/082115 (17.10.2002 Gazette 2002/42)

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE TR

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Priority:

05.04.2001 US 828319

(71)	Applicant: Varian, Inc.
	Palo Alto, CA 94304 (US)

(72)	Inventors:
	WONG, Wai, Ha San Jose, CA 95129 (US) RATH, Alan, R. Fremont, CA 94536 (US)

(74)	Representative: Käck, Jürgen
	Kahler Käck MollekopfVorderer Anger 239 86899 Landsberg/Lech 86899 Landsberg/Lech (DE)

(54)	DETUNABLE RF COIL ASSEMBLY AND METHOD OF DETUNING RF COIL FOR MRI